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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-10-29
District Court.

Since our last report the grand jury con-
Guided its labors, after reporting true bills in
the following cases:
Paulin Fuselier, stabbing with intent to
murder; J. b. Cheyis, assault; Eli Chevis,
horse stealing-two indictments !; Page Payne,
violating act 81 Geo. Moore, carrying con-
cealed weapons; the same, violating act 81 !;
Hayes Peyton, disturbing the peace; Landry
Thomas, rape; jim Smith, larceny; o. l.. Phil
lips, assault with intent to commit rape; Hen
~ Williams, larceny; Gay Harrison, shooting
with intent to murder; Green Fulgum, as
saalt and battery Jas. Houston, Jr., mali
ciohsly shooting COW; Sam johnson, larce-
ny; A. Neltlon ct ais, malicious mischief !;
Dejean Gradenigo, larceny; VIM. Walker,
carrying concealed weapons; Pierre Griffin,
assault; Tom Whitefield, carrying concealed
weapons; Pierre Griffin, carrying concealed
weapons; A. Slaughter, larceny.
| Other cases were disposed of as f0liows
Y State vs. Julien Ned, grand larceny--plead
| guilty;
State VS.. Eugene Roy, trespass : plead
guilty and fined S5 and costs, or ten. days in
tjail;
/ Edward Griee, larceny-plead guilty and
sentenced TO sixty days in the parish jail;
/ Art6mon Pitre, carrying concealed weapons
plead guilty and sentenced to pay q fine OF
| IS and costs, or be imprisoned ten days in
the parish Jail
| VIM. Riley, ,murder--acquitted;
] Armas Brown, hOrse-stealing, mol. pressed;
The same, same offence, plead guilty and sen
| fenced to the penitentiary for two years;
The three following cases were mol. pressed
john Lewis ct als.-distnrbing the peace
Narcisse Spriggins ct als.-disturbing The
peace: Brit Kellebrew-rape
State VS.. Narcisse Daniels, larceny-two in
dictments, acquitted. The State, after al
4 the evidence had been adduced abandoned
the ease, and the judge charged tho y tha
they must aequit the prisoner.
The cases of Ben Serf and Abb. ScStt, fol
selling cotton in the night time; Eliz. Eagiin
for disturbing the peace Oct LartiSue, TO
obtaining money under false pretenses, ant
Victor Bailey ct al. for larceny, were deaf
docketed.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-10-29
M. Z. GIRARD.
j. A. CHARGoIs,
CHAs. D. CAFFERT,
ORTHER G. MoproN.

Justice Masruder, of the Illinois Supreme
Court. who ned sentence on the Chicago
Anarchists, IS son If Prof w. Il. N. Aagru-
der, of Baton Rouge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13

least, and yet the most difficult table
Of all to describe is the one on which
everything not mentioned, and what
ever else the mind can conceive of will
be placed. We don't know what else
to call it than the ola podrida table.
From those things useful to the prat-
ting babe to ornaments for the gray
headed sire will be found among its
mysterious contents. It is too mar
velous to describe as the public will
appreciate by an inspection.
We have only attempted cursory
and hasty description of the Fair Of
tie Guard, which will surpass i'll eve
ry way anything of the Kind ever be-
fore held in Manning.
On Wednesday afternoon the target
shooting arranged between the militia
ry companies of the county will take
place after which the Fair building
will be opened, and continue until
everything is disposed OF:
Dinner, consisting of substantials of
every variety and delicacies in profu-
sion will be served.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
The Stats Of South Carolina,
IN THE PROBATE COURT.

IN THE PROBATE COURT.
By Louis AppELT, ESQ, Probate Judge
w HER EAS, ROBERT CONyERS
w has made suit to me to grant him
Letters of Administration of the Estate and
Effects of Susanna Conyers,
These ARE THEREFORE, to cite and aGmon-
ish, ell and singular, the kindred and cred
itors of the said Susanna Conyers de-
ceased, that they be and appear before me,
in the Court of Probate, to be held at Man
ming, on 3ra day of May next, after pub:
ication hereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon
to show cause, if any they have, why he
said Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this 4th
day of April, Ammo Domin! 1887.
[Ls.l LOUIS APPELT,
Probate Judge, {. c.
April G, 2t.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
A Good Word for Solicitor Gilland.

A correspondence from Sumter in
the Nens and Courler says:
a correspondent of the Williams
burg Herald has recently made very
violent and bitter attack on Solicitor
T. N. Gilland for having signed pc
tition for the pardon of certain
criminal in that county. Although
none of the facts of the case are
known here, still it can be said in be-
nalf OF Sumter that Solicitor Gilland
has the entire confidence of the peo
pie of this county. He has always
observed the duties of his Office in a
manner which has commanded the
greatest esteem and confidence, and
public opinion here seems inclined to
censure the Herald for publishing
such scurrilous communication, for
which there can be no foundation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
Our Washington Letter,
[From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April Il, 1887.

Since last wrote you the FIVE gentlemen
who compose the new Inter State Commerce
Commission arrived in the city, talked over
preliminaries, visited the President, inter-
viewed Secretary Lamar, received their
Commissions, took the oath of Office, in
spected their temporary quarters, took
possession of them, elected their chairman,
and entered upon their new duties.
So, what the country has long been clam
oring for is now an accomplished TACT Bat
while the new court will be able to remedy
scme evils, in current transportation meth
DDS, it IS pretty certain not to do so great
an amount of good as is anticipated from
it by all sorts of refor,ners who think that
everything can be regulated by law.
The Presiden: of the Commission is
Judge Cooley, Michigan Republican. His
election was predetermined. It was under
stood by the other members the President
wanted him to be at the head and they &C
quiesced in his choice without discussion,
admitting that the Judge knew more about
law and railroad matters than all the others
put together.
As the board is now made up and organ
lied, (it consists of three Democrats and two
Republicans one Of which is chairman)
when it fails to satisfy shippers-as it is
almost certain to do--the Democratic House
can divide the incoming growls with the
Republican Senate, and the Democratic ma
jority of the Commission can plead that
the work was directed by q Republican
chairman. To appoint a majority of Re-
publicans on the Commission would have
been shrewd move on the part Of the Pres
ident, but the next wisess thing was 10 give
the Republican party the management Of it
and the responsibility attached.
Probably no appointment OF President
Cleveland's since the fourth of March, 1855,
has given more general satisfaction than
that of Mr.. Fairchild to be Secretary Of the
Treasury 1t is in the direct line too Of
civil seryive reform-a promotion for real
merit. The new Cabinet officer is very
popular at the Treasury Department as is
also Judge Maynard, the Second Comptroll-
er, who takes the place Of Assistant Secre-
tary. When their promotions We're author
itatiYely announced these two officials were
overwhelmed with congratulations. The
rush was so great that Mr.. Fairchild was
forced to ask all callers to desis. until
certain hour, when beth gentlemen gave
themselves up to hand shaking with the
hundreds Of employees Of the Department.
Mrs. F4irchild, the wife of the new Secre-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
HO, THE FAIR!

The time is drawing near for The
Fair of the Manning Guard. Only
one week from to-day, next Wednes-
nay, and the patrons and friends Of
this enterprise will behold and appre-
ciate the effort now being made to
make the Fair means of pleasure
and profit to all visitors. It's success
now is fully assured. Merchandise OF
every variety and generous abundance
is stored sway ready to be opened and
displayed on;the auspicious Occasion
Everything is to be auctioned in
good faith, and knocked down to the
highest bidder. Ample means will be
provided from which to purchase
full family larder for whole year.
The heads of families, both in town
and country will find it economy to
be present on account of the many
other useful articles to be sold. A
new sewing machine, barrels of flour,
canned groceries, and multitude OF
articles valuable and useful in every
home viii be put up and sold. Then
there is the art table, conspicuous on
which VIII be a costly oil painting,
presented to the Guard through MIR.
NJ. Levi, by an art firm Of New York,
and valued at $40. This picture will
likely be rafaed. Umbrellas, silk and
slpaca, and legion Of handsome Or
namental articles will make up anoth-
ertabte. The next and most attrac-
tive feature OF the Fair viii likely be
the table set apart for the elegant, ar
hstic and unique pieces OF fancy work
designed and executed by the delicate
defs fingers of the kind ladies who
have responded so willingly to the call
OF the Guard for their assistance On
the same line and but little less inter
esting will be the table of perfumes.
The rassst, choicest, colonges, extract
ed from aromatic plants from here,
Shere, and everywhere, have been pre-
sented to the esuard and will be on
exhibition and sale, The last but not
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
SOUTHERN HER0ITES.
OR THE PART
Southern Women Played in
s'The Lost Cause"

Under this head We shall soon begin the
publication of series of Histoaical and Bi-
ographical Sketches of Southern Women
Book after book has been published on the
Civil War; the great and good men who
fought upon the battle fields have bhen ad
mired and praised by the world, but the
hardships Of the mother and children at
home have never been told.
MOTHERS, Write US the hardships which
yon endured for the sake Of
the Lost Cause"
SOLDIERS Write us about the tender
hands that administered to
you on the battlefield and in
the hospital
WIFES, Write us how you supported
yourselves and children for
four long years aud found
time to make grny jeans for
Southern soldiers
ALL are invited to write US short
stories about the hardships tolls, and suf-
ferings of Southern women during the war.
A reasonable price will be pale for all mat
ter which we think Of sufficient Importance
to publish. # you love the So'.th and
Southern womanhoo,., we believe thot in
the goodness CT your heart you VIII old US
in paying some tribute of respect 70 our
faithful mothers, sisters aud wives.
For jmther particulars address
Publisher BANNER,
Barley, Ga,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13

tary Of the Treasury, and the first lady of
the Cabinet, is quiet cultivated lady, with
retiring and gracious manners, one whom
twill be pleasure to regard as leader.
She is a niece Of the late Governor Seymour,
ofNew York, and the family being in mourn
ing have not gone much into society since
they came here. They live IN a rather mod
est house in the fashionable West End, and
Mrs Fairchild remarked that it was not un-
til recently that they decided to keep it, not
knowing but that they would go out of Office
with Nr. Manning.
Notwithstanding the fact that the marble
halls and corridors of the Capitol have been
deserted by our lawmakers for month, the
guides about the building are doing flour
ishing business. Visitors from all pats of
the United States flock here every day by
the hundred Before the Fiftieth Congress
begins its Executive life the Capitol and
grounds will present q much grander ap-
pearance than they have ever before possess
ed. Great changes for the better are in
progress. The amount asked for this pur-
pose was S125. $50 but Congress decided that
the present condition of the Capitol ap-
proaches should be remedied as quickly as
possible, and doubled the amount The
$3.50, 900 thus placed at the disposal of the
architect will enable him to have the work
entirely completed during the summer.
Just beyond the beautiful plaza which
stretches Eastward from the Capitol, excav-
atoms and preparations are being made for
the erection of the new Congressional Ii
brary, where the largest and most valuable
collection of books in the United States are
20 be slowed away.
There are over 100000 volumes, and it is
commonly said that Mr.. Spoford, the Libra
rian of Congress, knows something about
the contents of every volume ID the library.
4 Congressman recently said facetiously,
81 don't read books, read Spoford." If
Senator or Member wants quotation that IS
difficult to find or is of obscure origin be
goes to Mr. Spoford. If he wants the best
authority on any subject, or, indeed, if he
wants to learn anything that may be found
in any of those thousands Of volumes be
goes to theESame source.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
LIFE OF
J, B. JIE;;'LI'En., D, D,
LIFE OF

This work will be issued April 18th.
From a large number OF testimonials I Sc
lect the following:
Il am delighted 10 know that DE-. Hatcher
is writing the Life OF d.. Jeter.' he IS the
very man for the work John 4. Eroadus
D. D.
'frhe book should have very vide sale
for into whatever home it enters there will
60 the inspiration Of noble life-the story
of poor moratain boy who made himself
great ana usefnl despite every obstacle. j.
Wm Jones, .. D.
The book contains about $50 pages Svo.
1t is sold to subscribers ut following prices:
Elegant English Coth-Silt edges
with Steel portrait Of Dr. Jeter, . 81 50
Morocco, otherwise same. 800
Cloth, without portrait, ,.............. 200
Ihave control Of The book for this State.
rs Agents waEtg,! Address,
G. 7. WILLIAMS,
x Spring, 5. c.
Will send tie alb 81 receipt Of price
where there is . az
Also, SroaduS ;.rI21:::. and Actresses, at
same prices. ana 3.caGas Commentary on
Matt. Tor S2.25.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
.NExcuSARLE LAWLESSNESS

The lynchiDg Of the FIVE negroes in
York, the account of which is pub
Eshed elsewhere, is a crimson stain
upon the county of York, and adds
another blot upon the fair name Of
she State. It was without excuse,
and is worse murder than the crime
for which the five wretches were sum-
marily punished. The court was in
session at the time. The preponder-
ance OF lthe evidence was clearly
against the prisoners and with public
sentiment high in opposition their
conviction was a foregone conclusion.
Indeed it seemed impossible for Giles
Goode, Bailey Dowdle, Prindley
Thompson, Nose Lipscomb and Dan
Roberts to escape conviction for the
murder Of young Goode on the 3Oth
Of last November But at time
when q day or two at the fartherest
would have seen these parties SEN
fenced to the gallows, up steps a band
Of undisguised men, who in open de-
fance of all law, order, and peace,
break open the county jail, and drag
ging their victims some distance
swung them to the limbs Of trees.
What a barbarous sight must have
met the gaze of the law abiding citi-
zen OF York as he passed that way
on the day of the tragedy. It was a
sight that would have chilled the
blood of an aboriginal savage or
Sransfxed with horror the semi civil,
lied Asiatic. The murder Of young
Goode was diabolical but the lynch
ing Of those FIVE men was far graver
ofense.
The good man with a respect for
the law commensurate with his COM
mon sense. shudders when he contem-
plates the rapid strides by which his
country is moving backward. Not
many years ago, men were filed with
horror at the news OF a lynchipg in
South Carolina. Now it is daily oc-
currence. Once it was done at mid
night by masked men; now men open
u take the law in their own hands in
the broad light Of day, with no effort
as eoncealaaent. It is inevitably nee
essary that something be done to
check this growing evil. Though
Judge PRESLEY no doubt erred in ad-
nitting from the Bench that the courts
were powerless to bring such offenders
TO justice, yet he told the unvarnished
truth, as startling as it may appear.
A living example of this is the coted
Crlbreath lynchers. The people must
be taught from the press and pulpit to
respect the law and punish its violat-
ors. Open defiance of law is the
worst evil yet. The example set is
followed and it grows, and grows, un-
I'll unless it is checked, it becomes
vampire to sap the very foundations
sof the government. The State should
take the matter of the Yorkville
lyachers in hand. The whole power
<af&he country should be used for
their prosecution.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
Supreme Court.

The April term of the Supreme
Court will begin on Tuesday, 18th
inst, at II A. N. The following is the
order of Circuits and time allowed to
each:
Fifth Circuit, Tuesday, April 18th
FIVE days.
Sixth Circuit, Tuesday April Goth,
four days.
Seventh Circuit, Monday, May End,
Eve days.
Eighth Circuit, Monday, May 9th,
FIVE days.
First Circuit, Monday, May 10th,
five days.
Second Circuit, Monday, May 23rd,
three days.
Third Circuit, Thursday, May 26th,
two days.
Fourth Circuit, Monday, May 3Oth,
two days.
Cases in the original Jurisdiction
viii have preference on each Monday
of the term.
Applications for admission to prac,
tice nust be fled on or before April
26th.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13
AppIieation for Letters DismiSsoIy.

Notice is hereby gwen that on tie third
day Of May 1887, will apply to the Probate
Judge Of Clarendon County for fnn! ais-
charge as Executrix OF the Estate of n H
Welch deceased.
Lydia L. Welch.
April 11th. 1897.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-04-13

Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, member of
Congress from the 4th District died
at his home in Cokesbury on the 9Th
inst. He was q man of exalted char
acter and has always been distinguish
ed for his pronounced Democratic
principles. The State and the Dem
ocratic party have lost an able servant.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-25
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.

The danger to the French Republic is
matter of serious concern that embraces
very much wider sphere than the
destiny of that one nation.
If the Republic is broken up, and the
hopes of the monRrchists realized in a
restoration, It Will not secure better
condition to France, and will leave re-
publican government in Europe q dead
failure at a time when its liberal prin-
ciples and its progress would be the best
safeguards against Anarchists and So
cialsts
President Grevy is over eighty years Of
age. He has allowed himself to be com
plicated in a scandal that threatens the
foundation Of the Republic in that it
shows that prominent officials are cor.
rupt. He finds 1t impossible to find any
man Of ability who is willing to form a
new cabinet, and he has not the courage
and the sense 10 resign his office or to
dissolve the Assembly.
Either one Of these acts would relieve
the pressure against the Republicans Of
France, but the old President insists that
his guilty son-in.law, Wilson, is innocent
Of the charges brought against him, and
thus by his senile obstinacy involves his
country in the risk Of King or dictator.
If the Republic cannot succeed 1t Is
not likely that the monarchists, who are
In the minority, could achieve anything
in the way OF solid and wise government,
and the situation would be made worse
by the probability Of change on the
throne of Germany.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-25

We understand General Benets last Of
fetal utterance 10 mean that nation
must still depend on gunpowder and dis
card the death dealing aid Of dynamite.
Yet 1t ia plain, or ought to be even TO
pipe clay itself. that when the world dis
covers or inyents new element OF dis
,ruction, the first country that goes to
war thereafter would naturally hasten TO
seize the advantage that it might afford
Of superior capacity for slaughter.
War is not courteous or kind, but as OF
wore certain nice old ladies in military
uniforms objected TO gunpowder and
swore mildly by their sword and lance,
so there be men Of red-tape to-day who
even do not profit by the experience OF
the recent war, which taught 80 many
Innovations on old methods.
The experiments with dynamite guns
and explosives, ordered by the Govern
ment have not been absolutely success
full in all respects; but gun has been
made that can throw dynamite she'll a
mile with the accuracy OF an ordinary
field gun, and that is sufficient to demon
strate that enormous expenditures in
heavy ironclads are useless, and that all
discussion in Congress on such subjects
should be had with due regard to the
significance of such developments in the
use Of new force.
There are professional soldiers to-day
who think that cavalry ought to use the
sabre, twenty years after experience has
shown that the revolver is the most cf-
feciiye weapon.
General Benet is sort Of Sir Joseph
Porter. and his ideas on ordnance arc
characteristic Of an elaborate study Of
accepted methods.
What we want in this age Of advance
ment and enterprise is to find out every
thing that mechanical genius can do in
war, for that is the shortest and cheapest
way to avoid war
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-25
GREAT MEN OF THE PAST.

John Gray the English poet, served as
clerl, to Il silk merchant in his youth.
Chaucer lived and wrote in Il grand palace,
because be was connected with royalty.
Plautus, poe; and dramatist, was at one
time a bakers assistant, earning his bread by
grinding corn in a hand mill
Rubens was success in a business point Of
view as well as in art, and became IA man Of
wealth IN his native city, Antwerp.
At the age Of II Schubert was good sin
ger and also an accomplished yioinis;, the
composing mania soon aiterward 81 in, and
at Is his consumption OF music paper was
something enormous.
Tho last years Of Handels life were the
most lucrative. He often drove home at
night in IA coach quite heavy with bags Of
silver and gold. But the bags Of silver and
gold were not infrequently transferred to
some charitable institution. Sometimes it
was the society for poor musicians at Others
tho sons OF the clergy, and very often tie
Founding hospital
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-25


Mr.. Scanlan Is one of the few actors who
really compose their own songs and words
The usual way is 90 get some one 20 write
song and then sing 10 as their own compoi-
ton. But no one ever accused Sir Seaman
Of doing anything Ike that, for he can so
down and write a song before you in hall an
hour, although ID might not De seiJ good un-
less the inspiration was ou him. That simple
little melody Is his masterpiece, and De viii
sing 10 rs long rs De lives DO yCa know h0w
he came 10 write "peck-a-Boof Nj Sanlan
told about il at the West hotel the other day.
Il was sitting in Il nook in nay home Oh
Fourth avenue, New York, one day about
eight years ago. said be- 81 was looking
over some songs u Samuel Lovers. lou
know that the music for them s lost, and
had an accordion Ia my hand trying 20 PICK
out a tune that would iit them. While Was
doing 81 some children were playing about
the door With childrens curiosity tAry
peeked in at me. | saw them and BEGAN 20
say "Peek -a-boO ~ nodding my head "t me
same time. Uncouscioualy, fhe uccritupn
played "A few notes TO suit what / was saying
The idea struck me. | dashed OF the choi US
of the song on an envelope and wrote stalza
or two. Atterward finished the song. The
music came naturally. / could hear IL Iuu-
ming through my head while was writing
ID, song That is the history Of 'Peek-a
Boo Minneapolis Journal